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Join the JSA Tribe, and Level-Up through Discovery, Challenges, and Experience!

Discover how learning jiu-jitsu and strength training will not only teach you valuable skills, build your confidence, get you in incredible shape… but it’s also just fun! … and the members of the JSA Tribe are pretty awesome too 🙂

Discover Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu is a special martial art. It’s hard to put an exact phrase or word that describes the feeling you have when Discovering this incredible martial art. It affects us on so many levels…Physical: Get stronger, lose weight, get tough, and transfor yourself into a “modern warrior”.Mental: Build confidence, feel better about yourself, overcome challenges… There’s nothing better for the mind then just training Jiu-JitsuSpiritual: Training Marital Arts and Jiu-Jitsu makes you a better person. You help others, trust others, and become more connected to your training partners, friends and family.

Defend Yourself & Protect Your Family

At the JSA, this is one of our top priorities. There is a very pressing and growing need for everyone to have the ability to protect themselves and those they care about. Our Reality-Based Self-Defense and Jiu-Jitsu programs not only give you the skills to defend yourself, but most importantly: the confidence and ability.

Build Confidence

As a martial artist – whether you realize it or not – you build your confidence every time you show up to your classes. Just bowing and stepping onto the mat or into the gym takes courage and every time you do it, you get stronger.

Overcome Challenges

By training, you know you can handle anything that comes your way, because you expose yourself to challenging situations and perform at your best. You are building or “conditioning” your confidence, making it stronger with every class. You are training yourself to focus and perform under pressure, no matter what the situation may be that is causing the pressure.

A Stronger, Fitter, You.

Going to “the gym” is just boring! When you train and learn martial arts, you’re not only learning life-saving skills; but you’re building muscle, burning fat AND increasing your endurance. Most of our new students experience a 5lb to 20lb weight loss in their first month! They also have increased strength and endurance to train and continue progressing.

Develop Life-Long Friendships

There is a special bond that takes place when people train and develop together. It’s unlike any other relationship. Your training partners will become your brothers, sisters and family. You will come to find that no matter what, the JSA Family is here for you.

JSA Highlight Videos

TRITAC-Jitsu Blue Belt Test

Soul Fighters BJJ Training Camp

JSA Strength & Performance Training

TRITAC / Kobukai Holiday Bash 2016

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OUR CLASSES & PROGRAMS

Soul Fighters Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Jiu-Jitsu is much more than just a sport, a self-defense style, or a hobby. It’s a lifestyle. It’s something that you experience. Everyday you learn new techniques, challenge yourself to improve and hang out with your friends.

Jiu-Jitsu is also an incredible workout! Jiu-Jitsu is great for developing strength, muscle and improving your overall fitness. It’s great for relieving stress and MUCH better than running on the treadmill or going to “the gym”.

Our Jiu-Jitsu Classes in Cromwell, CT are designed to for everyone – from those who are just getting started or competitive athletes. We ensure that you are getting the best training to fit your needs, level and goals. Our goal is to get you good, quick!

Our main BJJ Coach is 3x World Champion: Rafael “Formiga” Barbosa. Formiga is world-renowned for helping coach some of the absolute best BJJ & MMA fighters in the world. The JSA is PROUD to be a part of the Soul Fighters BJJ Team with our coach: Formiga.

TRITAC-JITSU: An Evolution in Combat Jiu-Jitsu

There is a growing need for people to learn how to fight and defend themselves in this modern world. We believe learning how to fight and defend yourself is an essential skill everyone to have.

Our combative classes focus on teaching you a Modern, Realistic and Scientific approach to combat. Our philosophy is that “it has to work”!. How do we know it does? Because we test it, train it and enhance it constantly.

TRITAC-Jitsu is an evolutionary Reality-Based Combat Jiu-Jitsu System that combines elements of the revolutionary TRITAC Systems, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Japanese Ju-Jitsu and Wrestling. Learn how to defend yourself, gain the confidence and ability to “fight”, and ultimately… Discover yourself through combat.

TRITAC-UNARMED: Striking-Based Self-Defense

TRITAC-UNARMED is designed for the realities of “anything goes” street violence. Techniques and tactics are designed for street self defense situations where multiple opponents and opponents with weapons are common.

Influenced by Muay Thai, Western Boxing, Kick Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Silat, and Filipino Martial Arts (to name a few), the TRITAC-Unarmed System was designed to be as instinctive yet efficient as possible; natural, flowing body movements and mechanics that can be made without much thought or planning, while still capitalizing on strength, speed, and accuracy.

Strength & Performance Training

Our training methodology is different at the JSA. You’re not just a number here; you’re a client with individual strengths, weaknesses and goals. Our qualified strength coaches will work with you personally to ensure proper technique while training to reduce injury and get the most out of your workout.

One of the other benefits of Strength Training at the Jiu-Jitsu and Strength Academy is we provide you with a custom workout program and training schedule to help reach your goals and set new ones.

About Us

A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE JSA

Hello! Thank you for visiting the JSA website! My name is Matt, I’m the owner of the JSA as well as one of the instructors.

I am VERY excited to have you visit the site and hopefully … come down and visit the JSA itself 🙂 I would love to meet you!

At the JSA, our vision is to help others “Level-Up”.

Whether it’s learning new techniques in Jiu-Jitsu, challenging yourself on the mat and/or in the Strength Gym, or developing new unique friendships; the JSA is here for you to Level-Up.

There is also a process at the JSA designed to help you level-up quickly. That process starts with our Intro Classes > Fundamentals Training / Regular Classes. I will personally work with you when you request a 1-week trial to recommend the best the days to come for your first intro classes.

Our philosophy is that everyone helps everyone else improve. We don’t just throw you onto the mat or into the gym and expect you to be an expert. The more we help you, the more we help the JSA Tribe – which helps everyone.

Thank you again for visiting! If you have ANY questions, curiosities, comments, etc! Please don’t hesitate to reach out. My info is below.

A PLACE TO LEARN, A PLACE TO TRAIN

One of the biggest benefits to training at the JSA is that we work with you personally to get the results you desire. We can help you learn to defend yourself, compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, improve strength and performance, lose weight, or any combination! We ensure that you get the highest quality training and achieve RESULTS. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never trained before, what shape you’re in, how old you are… etc. All we care about is that you’re here working to improve yourself! That’s it! Just show up, train, and get results!

Our professional instructors and coaches are “masters” of their craft. We have leading Self-Defense and Reality-Combat instructors, World Champion Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighters / teachers, Certified Strength and Fitness Coaches,and extremely qualified kids instructors.

The JSA is 4,600 sq/f facility featuring a martial arts training area, our strength gym and our fitness room. We offer classes 7-days week at multiple times during the day. Our grappling mats are ~2.5″ thick that are perfect for throws, takedowns and grappling. Our strength room has every piece of equipment you need to train and our Performance Room features TRX, Sandbags, Kettlebells, Ropes, Sledge hammers and more. You’ll never get bored and always have fun training!

Send Us a Message

LEVEL-UP NOW

Come train with us!

We offer 1-week of: free, no obligation, and awesome training trial. We have dedicated intro sessions for beginners who are looking to learn Jiu-Jitsu, reality-combat, and/or get stronger.

If you have no experience, you’ll work 1-on-1 or in a very small group of other beginners with one our coaches. If you have experience in martial arts, strength training, etc – you can just jump into one of our classes and check it out!

The most important thing is for you get a good “feel” of the JSA and what we offer. You can take ANY class, workout, etc. The JSA is yours to experience.

So come down, get a great week of training, meet incredible people, and “experience” the JSA.